Forget about the Internet or eCommerce, Tablet apps anyone???

[KittyWrestler]

I was a young college student while I was messing around at Stanford University's computer lab using www.stanford.edu/~yahoo.html
You are right.. it was before Yahoo was born and was still only used by the campus students at that time... I was like, "Holy cow!!! this is COOOOOOL!!! This is gonna change the WORLD!!!"

Nearly 20 years later, I once again got really excited about the shift of user experiences that Apple delivered through these iPads... I believe this is the future of how we interact with information...I really do...

The market is still in infancy stage and I can see a lot of opportunities exist in the business world... forget about the consumer world.. I mean.. corporation usage, doctor office, educators...

Whatever these companies are doing by putting out 200K apps out there is still only the begining of a new age.. reminds me 1996 when I saw hundreds of thousands of static web pages were born... But if you look at what Web does for us today in business world, comparing to 1996... Well.. you know what I mean...

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Anytime technological disruption or consumer shifts are made, millions and billions are made. Web, mobile, and now tablets. Change opens the roads as the become "undiscovered countries" and once discovered, migration happens.

 

[Knowledge Kick]

How much work do you guys think it will take to learn how to design these apps? If you have 0 programming experience that is.

 

[Inphinity]

Tablet apps are definitely a huge growth area atm, there are so many opportunities in this area - I for one am intending to jump on this ship

 

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[Knowledge Kick]

I want to too but I'm reluctant to take time off of the things I've already been working hard on and starting from square one. There's undoubtedly a lot of potential here.

 

[Darkside]

I want to too but I'm reluctant to take time off of the things I've already been working hard on and starting from square one. There's undoubtedly a lot of potential here.

Well you could partner with someone who knows how to program apps and that way you'd be the idea/business type and he or she would be the one making your ideas into a reality through their programming skills.

People here often complain about not having programming skills but whenever I suggest that they give equity to someone who already knows how to program, they all think it's a bad idea since they want to keep 100% of the profits for themselves.

It comes down to this. You can have 100% ownership of a non-existent app or 60% ownership of an app that's actually built and making money. Of course, you should be careful when selecting a partner as well; make sure that they have the necessary skills and that you are able to work well with them before signing any contracts.

 

[CEBenz]

I will be in as well. I think my existing projects will be self supporting by year end.

Funny you mention this but from Kflemming's blog, I found this today:

http://changetheworld.me/the-impending-tablet-explosion/

 

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[Knowledge Kick]

Well you could partner with someone who knows how to program apps and that way you'd be the idea/business type and he or she would be the one making your ideas into a reality through their programming skills.

People here often complain about not having programming skills but whenever I suggest that they give equity to someone who already knows how to program, they all think it's a bad idea since they want to keep 100% of the profits for themselves.

It comes down to this. You can have 100% ownership of a non-existent app or 60% ownership of an app that's actually built and making money. Of course, you should be careful when selecting a partner as well; make sure that they have the necessary skills and that you are able to work well with them before signing any contracts.

Good advice. I've hired programmers for my websites so it's the same idea.

 

[CEBenz]

I want to too but I'm reluctant to take time off of the things I've already been working hard on and starting from square one. There's undoubtedly a lot of potential here.

Do you have any downtime you could devote to it?

 

[Knowledge Kick]

Do you have any downtime you could devote to it?

I can always make downtime when it comes to making money.

 

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[CEBenz]

I can always make downtime when it comes to making money.

Ah but can you do it without detracting from the other endeavors?

 

[Knowledge Kick]

Ah but can you do it without detracting from the other endeavors?

Yea I have some time. Why what's up? PM me if you want to discuss working on something.

 

[David Walsh]

Gents, keep in mind the other principle of these disruptive changes: enabling others to get into the game. Everyone know's the whole goldrush-era lesson: "Dont' chase the gold. Sell picks and axes."

That could not possibly be more true than now. To keep on the topic of tablets/iOS/mobile, etc - here's a solid, scalable product that's doing it right: Tapptics

Just one of countless good examples of the picks-and-axes of the moment. Empowering others to execute/take risks can be as (if not exponentially more) profitable than actually being the one panning for the gold.

If you want to go deeper: California Gold Rush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Sam Brannan knew what opportunity looked like. Sure he seems like a special type of bastard, and his life didn't end beautifully... but he did exceptionally well, if you look at the time's when he got ahead of the opportunities.)

David

 

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[Ferrari Girl]

Well you could partner with someone who knows how to program apps and that way you'd be the idea/business type and he or she would be the one making your ideas into a reality through their programming skills.

Great advice. Thank you. I am still trying to decide if I want to attempt to learn programming or stick to the idea/ business side. I will have a lot to learn either way I go. Any suggestions on where to look for good programmers?

 

[Trent]

You've just got to beware of 'deworsification' (I think that's a Robert Allen term)

If its going to take you a year to get good at it, you may miss the opportunity.

I think the real opportunity is in writing a book that tells everyone how to get rich quick doing tablet apps.

 

[Darkside]

Great advice. Thank you. I am still trying to decide if I want to attempt to learn programming or stick to the idea/ business side. I will have a lot to learn either way I go. Any suggestions on where to look for good programmers?

Stack Overflow has lots of great programmers who are qualified to do any sort of programming job you need. They have their contact info on their so email the ones you are interested in with your proposal and they should respond to you.

Stack Overflow

 

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[Darkside]

You've just got to beware of 'deworsification' (I think that's a Robert Allen term)

If its going to take you a year to get good at it, you may miss the opportunity.

I think the real opportunity is in writing a book that tells everyone how to get rich quick doing tablet apps.

Good point. Learning how to program apps isn't easy. In order to get good at programming you have to do it on a regular basis for multiple years before you'll reach a good level of knowledge. By that time your idea could have been done by someone else or you might lose motivation to pursue it when you realize how long it's taking to learn how to build it. So, best bet if you don't know how to program is to partner with someone who does.

 

[CEBenz]

You've just got to beware of 'deworsification' (I think that's a Robert Allen term)

If its going to take you a year to get good at it, you may miss the opportunity.

I think the real opportunity is in writing a book that tells everyone how to get rich quick doing tablet apps.

I'm not convinced it was Allen. I'm thinking Buffett or Graham for some reason.

 

[Trent]

I'm not convinced it was Allen. I'm thinking Buffett or Graham for some reason.

Now I think of it, it may even be Kiyosaki...the point is, I didn't make that phrase up-- no biggie

 

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[Rickson9]

You've just got to beware of 'deworsification' (I think that's a Robert Allen term)

Peter Lynch coined that phrase in his investment book a couple decades ago.

Interesting thread.

Best regards.

 

[KittyWrestler]

A great business man/woman doesn't try to do everything by him/herself... What matters is an idea and execution.
"assemble your team! and do it wisely"

I am a programmer myself. Yes, it does make things easier, but it makes things even easier when I give specs to my partner programmer who is a lot better than me. And I take control of the function design of the project..

It takes money to make money. So this is where you need to spend some money : on good skills and good advice to launch your business. I truly believe that.

Although I am a programmer, I will not try to build my next project. Really, I won't. My time is better spent on directing the project and let the doers to make it happen per my guideline.

 

[CEBenz]

A great business man/woman doesn't try to do everything by him/herself... What matters is an idea and execution.
"assemble your team! and do it wisely"

I am a programmer myself. Yes, it does make things easier, but it makes things even easier when I give specs to my partner programmer who is a lot better than me. And I take control of the function design of the project..

It takes money to make money. So this is where you need to spend some money : on good skills and good advice to launch your business. I truly believe that.

Although I am a programmer, I will not try to build my next project. Really, I won't. My time is better spent on directing the project and let the doers to make it happen per my guideline.

Very well put Kitty,

I sometimes have a hard time overcoming my do-it-yourselfer roots. I grew up in a street rodder family where people did the work themselves, they didn't pay some guy to build them a car. If you knew how to weld and your friend knew upholstery for instance, you'd barter services. This same sort of mentality has stuck with me into my forays into off roading and rock crawling.

Long story short, starting out, people will have time or money, frequently not both so what they do have needs to be leveraged.

 

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[CommonCents]

I've read a few restaurants use tablets for wine lists featuring video reviews. Boosted their wine sales tremendously. There will be many interesting applications especially when more competition brings down hardware costs.